Ratified 12 February 1947 | Location Panglong, Shan States | |
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Signatories Aung San, ethnic Kachin, Chin and Shan representatives Purpose Established autonomy for the Chin, Kachin and Shan peoples | ||
The Panglong Agreement (Burmese: ပင်လုံစာချုပ် [pɪ̀ɴ lòʊɴ sà dʑoʊʔ]) was reached in Panglong, Southern Shan State, between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan, Kachin, and Chin peoples on 12 February 1947. Aung Zan Wai, Pe Khin, Bo Hmu Aung, Sir Maung Gyi, Dr. Sein Mya Maung, Myoma U Than Kywe were among the negotiators of the historical Panglong Conference negotiated with Bamar leader General Aung San and other ethnic leaders in 1947. The agreement accepted "Full autonomy in internal administration for the Frontier Areas" in principle and envisioned the creation of a Kachin State by the Constituent Assembly. It continued the financial relations established between the Shan states and the Burmese federal government, and envisioned similar arrangements for the Kachin Hills and the Chin Hills.
The day is celebrated in Myanmar as Union Day each February 12.
The Panglong Agreement, 1947
Text of the Agreement signed at Panglong on 12 February 1947 by Shan, Kachin and Chin leaders, and by representatives of the Executive Council of the Governor of Burma.
[This text is taken from pp404–405 of Hugh Tinker's Burma: The Struggle for Independence 1944-1948 (Vol. II) London, HMSO 1984]